F Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Hexadecimal

Strickland, Lloyd ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2560-6909 and Jones, Owain Daniel (2023) F Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Hexadecimal. The Mathematical Intelligencer, 45 (2). pp. 126-130. ISSN 0343-6993

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Abstract

Hexadecimal, or base 16, has been used as a computer language for decades. But much that has been written about the development both of the term hexadecimal and of the associated number system itself is incorrect. In this short article, we delve into the history of the term, the number system, and its notation, in order to offer a more complete (and accurate!) story of hexadecimal and to dispel some of the myths that have emerged along the way. So here are F, or fifteen, things you (probably) didn’t know about hexadecimal.

Item Type:	Article
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	24 Jun 2022 12:59
Publisher:	Springer Verlag
Additional Information:	This is an Open Access article which appears in The Mathematical Intelligencer, published by Springer.
Divisions:	Faculties > Arts and Humanities
Subject terms:	Hexadecimal, Leibniz, Sedecimal, Sedenary, 01 Mathematical Sciences, 02 Physical Sciences, General Mathematics
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/629927
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-022-10206-w
ISSN	0343-6993
e-ISSN	1866-7414

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